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Still water saints : a novel / Alex Espinoza

By:

Espinoza, Alex, 1971-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Random House , c2007.Edition: 1st edDescription: 242 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781400065394

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DDC classification:

FIC ESP

LOC classification:

PS3605.S63 S75 2007

Summary: "Still Water Saints chronicles a momentous year in the life of Agua Mansa, a largely Latino town beyond the fringes of Los Angeles and home to the Botanica Oshun, where people come seeking charms, herbs, and candles. Above all, they seek the guidance of Perla Portillo, the shop's owner. Perla has served the community for years, arming her clients with the tools to overcome all manner of crises, large and small. These customers include Juan, a businessman coming to terms with the death of his father; Nancy, a schoolteachercaught between the demands of her new husband and her parents; Shawn, an addict looking for peace; and Rosa, a teenager trying to lose weight and find herself. But when a customer with a troubled and mysterious past arrives, Perla struggles to help and must confront her unfulfilled hopes and doubts about her place in a rapidly changing world."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC ESP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		030841

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"Still Water Saints chronicles a momentous year in the life of Agua Mansa, a largely Latino town beyond the fringes of Los Angeles and home to the Botanica Oshun, where people come seeking charms, herbs, and candles. Above all, they seek the guidance of Perla Portillo, the shop's owner. Perla has served the community for years, arming her clients with the tools to overcome all manner of crises, large and small. These customers include Juan, a businessman coming to terms with the death of his father; Nancy, a schoolteachercaught between the demands of her new husband and her parents; Shawn, an addict looking for peace; and Rosa, a teenager trying to lose weight and find herself. But when a customer with a troubled and mysterious past arrives, Perla struggles to help and must confront her unfulfilled hopes and doubts about her place in a rapidly changing world."--BOOK JACKET.

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